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bottom right incisor

...swirls around my 
	finds my
                                    bottom right incisor.
                                                  jagged
	pulls away
                           [bite down]
...

Awakening Love - Hiku 8

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Written: May 24, 2025, For contest by Brian Strand

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Sw Fl Proud Hurricane Ian Recovery

...Southwest Florida strong 
It’s been this way all along 
Coming  together to help our neighbor
Always on our best behavior 
In this time of need
This is what the world will see 
An army of angel...

A Great Deal

.../? fju? ???rs g?n/
/? fju? m??r ?u?rs/
/ænd ?n?ð?r wi?k g?n/
/?u?r ju?? iz slipin ?wei in ju?slesn?s/
/wi m?ust t?im kænt st?p k?mpleinin ?v ?u?r fi?rs/
/mi?nw?il, ?u?r ?il?nd ?r in?ndeit wi? k?...

Csi-Sw

...Winter’s 5 Horseman
All elements come together 
Apocalypse now.


(Cold Sleet Ice—Snow-Wind)...

Weathering

...for Jim*

Equinox is past, yet the wind
blows cold. From a veranda swing

he watches pansies, daisies, snapdragons
color-up his garden; Smoky Mountains

so far distant he cannot see....

Ghost Train

...One hundred years ago, or so,
The train that hauled logs 
From Baw-Faw Peak to Glenoma, 
Ran right through the center
Of the place we now live.

The rails are long gone now,
Lost to the ravage...

Lett3ers

...A B d f d e fns f s f sw f s y rt u i o p l k j h gmcnb v...

Writing Acronyms

...How can anyone write couplets using AKA
Acronyms, impossible as a word from a CAPTCHA 

Maybe with much thought then put in OT
With a little SMART goals, knowing one's SWOT

Please ...

Aluminum Downspout

...aluminum downspout
raindrop swells and sw-
tink...

Ing

...Stop me before i get go
ing
Hear the silence listen
ing
Words just letter
ing
Cant you see there mean
ing
What are you read
ing
Time is worth well pass
ing
Now just see me mess
ing
Sign...

The Rooms of My Mind

...These rooms. The smell. Stale. Stacks of forgotten books. Pages chewed by rats. The windows are broken and the walls have holes. Paint and wallpaper peeled away. The years have been harsh. 
 I run  ...

The Places Where We Die

...Some deny them, some prepare
But we all know we’re 
Going there 
To the places where we die.
They might as well be in the stars
Mine on Venus, yours on Mars 
Because we only know we’re 
Going ...

Blades

...Is there something about grass 
Close-clipped
On lawns and playing fields
That’s blithely overlooked?

Its qualities seem simply put:
Offsetting herbaceous borders 
And yielding underfoot.

...

Your Time Is Your Own

...Leave your clothes on the bank 
Leave your clothes on the beach 

Get out of your depth 
Get out of their reach 

Resurrection is at hand
Your time is your own 

Drown for your life
Sink li...

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